James Chapman, Professor of Film Studies, University of Leicester Coverage of the passing of Sir Sean Connery has inevitably been dominated by his legacy as the screen’s first – and best – James Bond. Connery’s “Bond, James Bond” moment near the beginning of Dr. No (1962) is one of the iconic moments of cinema history […]

Life is a Garden October is the month of flowering profusion with the queen of flowers, the rose, putting on a glorious first flush of blooms in the Highveld. Roses have also become synonymous with Garden Day, happening on Sunday 11 October 2020. Sow edibles The “grow to eat” concept of shortening the food chain […]

Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University With the awakening in society of the importance of mental health, combined with advances in neuroscience and psychiatry, much needed attention to trauma and childhood trauma is slowly forming. Childhood: Learning about the world and the self A child’s brain is a sponge for learning about […]

In some people, depression and dementia may not be cause and effect, but two stages of the same single-disease process Donald Weaver, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto Every seven seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia. A typical case that I often see […]

Life is a Garden Clivias for shade – Plant indigenous, water wise clivias this month and allow their vibrant spring blooms to brighten up the shady areas of your garden. The vivid orange blooms of the indigenous bush lily or clivia (Clivia miniata) are a welcome spring sight in local gardens and remind us that […]

Emile Wennekes, Chair Professor of Musicology: Music and Media, Utrecht University His audience knew him as “Yardbird”, or more usually, just “Bird”. The variety of sobriquets given to jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who would have turned 100 on 29 August 2020, is indicative of his different personae – most important, of course, his musical […]

Liam Corr, PhD Researcher in the Department of Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield – 28 August 2020 Chocolate in all its forms is something that I, along with many others like to indulge in on an almost daily basis. But chocolate as it’s enjoyed today is quite different from when it first arrived in Europe […]

 The musical partnership of David Crosby (born August 14, 1941), Stephen Stills (born January 3, 1945), and Graham Nash (born February 2, 1942), with and without Neil Young (born November 12, 1945), was not only one of the most successful touring and recording acts of the late 60s, 70s, and early 80s – with the […]

Thai green curry and broccoli soup 1 large head broccoli 2 tablespoons Thai green curry paste 2 1/2 cups chicken stock 2 potatoes, peeled, chopped 400ml can coconut milk 150g dried rice stick noodles 2 tablespoons lime juice Fresh coriander leaves and sliced green onion, to serve Remove stems from broccoli and thinly slice. Cut […]

Longbeach Eye Studio – August 2020 No one else in the world has the same eye colour as you. Contrary to popular belief, eye colour is not simply the result of a combination between the colours of your parents’ eyes; rather, it is dependent on the interaction of multiple genes. Eye colour depends on the […]